My son, 3, just started back at preschool last week. He will only be going 2 days a week. Classes are cut in half. Teachers wears masks. Kids it’s optional. So far, he’s gone one day, and is already sick 😬 AFTER ONE DAY. He was in school last year until March and was sick off and on constantly, which I expected. But of course, with covid, now I’m concerned I may have made the wrong decision sending him back already. I knew he’d get sick but not this fast!I understand it’s an inherit risk sending him back, but I’m trying to weigh both his and my mental health as well (I had to stop working to take care of him for the past 6 months the we quarantined). He has been desperate to be around other kids again (as I’m sure all kids are at this point). He’s an only child and has taken to mostly terrorizing our cat. But his dad and I need to work (we own our own business). We’ve gotten busier and my husband needs help. And I WANT to work. I am not the type that can do the SAHM thing full time. I’ve been doing it for 3 years and I need the mental stimulation of work.I had him with a nanny for the past month, but she could only give him so much of what he needs socially. Plus she works at a restaurant and is young, so who knows what she’s up to. I don’t feel like having her come is a particularly lower risk of exposure.Plus my son was so happy when I picked him up last week from school. Like beaming from ear to ear. But shit! It’s like I can’t win. Send him back, possibly get covid. Don’t send him back, he’s semi miserable as am I.I tried to form a “pod” and it was a logistic nightmare. Finding a teacher was imposible too. They all wanted like 70-80/hour for 3-4 kids and full time jobs. So that fell apart quickly. Plus getting the parents on the same page was impossible. I wasted a month of time trying to make it happen.Finally found this preschool. Maybe I just need to make him wear a mask at school? I know some kids are and some are not.On top of this, and I know I’m going to get flak for this, I have a compromised immune system (Crohn’s disease), so apparently I’m higher risk? I guess. I haven’t had a flare in 6 years because I follow a strict diet and have been super healthy since. But I wonder how my body would and could deal with covid if I got it. Who knows.Not sure what I’m looking for here. I think a mixture of anecdotes of similar situations, tips, straight advice. I feel like I’ve thought through all options, and I can’t figure out what’s best..... via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/33vuguM
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